Open AccessA prospective study on the association between hay fever among children and incidence of asthma in East Germany
Author(s) -
Peter Rzehak,
Yvonne Schoefer,
HErich Wichmann,
Joachim Heinrich
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1573-7284
pISSN - 0393-2990
DOI - 10.1007/s10654-007-9205-3
Subject(s) - medicine , hay fever , incidence (geometry) , asthma , epidemiology , prospective cohort study , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , immunology , physics , sociology , optics
Aim of this study was to examine the effect of hay fever in childhood for asthma onset from childhood to adulthood in a prospective cohort of 3,199 asthma-free children, initially aged 5-13 years, which were followed for up to 12 years in East-Germany.
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